The small town of Otis, CO (zip code 80743) is home to a thriving and diverse community that takes part in the local politics. The Town of Otis has a Mayor-Council form of government, meaning the mayor and four council members are elected by the people through municipal elections. These officials serve to represent the interests of their constituents while making decisions that affect the entire community. Every candidate brings their own unique experience and perspective to the table, which helps to ensure that all voices are heard during decision-making. The town has an active political atmosphere where residents regularly engage in conversations about current issues and events. Civic engagement is important to those who live here, as it helps ensure that everyone’s voice is heard in local decisions.
The political climate in Zip 80743 (Otis, CO) is very conservative.
Washington County, CO is very conservative. In Washington County, CO 12.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 12.3%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 80743 (Otis, CO) is very conservative.
Otis, Colorado is very conservative.
Washington County, Colorado is very conservative.
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Colorado is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Otis, Colorado: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 80743 (Otis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $640 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)